Tag: Iraq

Energy, Oil & Gas

Iraq approves $4.6bn Basra–Haditha oil pipeline bid process

Iraq has approved the bidding process for a $4.6 billion oil pipeline linking Basra to Haditha, in a step aimed at strengthening its crude export infrastructure. The planned pipeline will stretch 685 km, transporting crude oil from southern Iraq to northern regions....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Tanker loaded with Iraqi crude passes through Hormuz

An oil tanker loaded with Iraqi crude was seen passing through the Strait ‌of Hormuz close to the Iranian coast a day after Iran said Iraq was exempt from any restrictions to transit the vital sea route, data ⁠from LSEG and Kpler showed....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Iraq asks KRG to help pipe crude oil to Turkey

Iraq has asked the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) if it would pump at least 100,000 barrels of crude per day ‌from its state-managed Kirkuk oilfields to Turkey's Ceyhan port, two oil officials familiar with the matter told Reuters....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Arab Energy Fund closes $346m financing for Iraq’s Block 9

The Arab Energy Fund, a multilateral impact financial institution, has led and closed a $346 million Reserve-Based Financing (RBL) Facility for Kuwait Energy Basra Limited (KEBL), operator of Block 9 (Faihaa Field) in southern Iraq and a wholly owned subsidiary of United Energy Group Limited (UEG). ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Wood wins new engineering contract at Iraqi oil field

Wood, a leader in consulting and engineering, has secured a new contract to deliver project management and engineering services for PetroChina at the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq. Under the contract, Wood will manage engineering, procurement and construction projects....